Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Cat Pic of the [variable time period]

Boots, on a wicker chair on the deck. Ben is behind the chair, visible through the space under the arm.Boots is very assertive; if something new appears, he has to get on it, play with it, bite it, or otherwise make it his own right away. Ben and Magic are more conservative; they have to wait awhile to make sure the new thing isn't a threat before they will approach it.

Do you know I have a big cat named Magic? Seven years ago, white and gold, he came with a broken leg while I was singing to the moon. Patches of gold on his white nose, green eyes, he still comes when I sing. He is huge like a small horse and he acts like a lion, dignified and slow. Right now he sits by the computer silently demanding the carmels in my card sack. They are not good for him or me but it is hard to deny him. He is saying, you know what I want.

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A Portrait of the Autist

I'm a recent KU graduate with degrees in biochemistry and English lit. I'm also on the autism spectrum, having been diagnosed with PDD-NOS at age 5. It's quite likely that, were I to be seen now, I'd be diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.
I write about a lot of things, which include but are not limited to: autism research, psychology, neuroscience, feminism, autism advocacy/neurodiversity, autism in literature, and broad, sweeping cultural critique. I also draw, paint and take the occasional random picture.
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Recommended Reading

These are books I've read that I thought worthy of recommendation; it's not meant to be an exhaustive reading list in any topic. I will add to it as I discover more books I think people need to read.

Because I believe that true freedom of thought is incompatible with a world where all our books, opinions, news and entertainment comes from the same handful of corporations, I have linked to independent bookstores whenever I could.